No, Hillary Clinton, the Science Isn’t Settled

These are just some of the claims about “science” lighting up the Twitter-sphere. Former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton’s February 2nd tweet has been spreading like a wildfire in southern California:

The science is clear. The earth is round, the sky is blue, and #vaccineswork. Let’s protect all our kids. #GrandmothersKnowBest.

Science is a process of inquiry that constantly questions itself, refines itself, and reaches new understanding. Science is never fixed and unilateral. Something unquestionable and that cannot be challenged is called dogma, not “science.”

It may allay the fears of new parents doing their best to make the best medical choices for their children to pretend there is only one side to the vaccine question.

It may make Hillary Clinton, now a grandmother, feel better to assert that “the science is clear.”

But the “science” (as if that were just one thing) is not clear. Not only is the “science” contradictory, it is also full of holes.

1) The United States vaccination schedule has never been tested scientifically.

Vaccines are approved on a vaccine-by-vaccine basis.

When a vaccine is tested for reactivity or side effects in pre-clinical trials, it is tested by itself.

The problem here is obvious: If a vaccine interacts with any other vaccines already approved and on the schedule in a way that causes damage, or if there are harmful cumulative effects of certain additives (like aluminum, a known neurotoxin, which is present in most vaccines) on a small child’s developing immune system, the “science” will not reveal evidence of harm because the “science” has not been done.

2) There has never been a scientific study done with a statistically significant control group of entirely unvaccinated children.

In order for a scientific study to be valid, it must have a control group.

If we are going to make a claim that “vaccines are safe,” or even that any given vaccine is safe, we must include a control group of unvaccinated children to compare to vaccinated children and then compare the health outcomes of the two groups.

Government health officials have long claimed that this kind of study would be unethical.

But there are now hundreds of thousands of completely unvaccinated children in the United States. What is truly unethical is the scientific community’s dogged opposition to designing and implementing scientifically valid studies about vaccine safety.

Without a control group, any scientific study provides limited value at best.

3) “Science” occurs in a cultural context. The cultural context of the “science” of vaccines has been that they are safe and effective and cannot cause harm.

The “science” was also clear that diethylstilbestrol (DES), a synthetic hormone made from pregnant mare’s urine, was so safe and effective that it could even be used to make healthy pregnancies healthier.

DES, scientists later realized, caused devastating health outcomes in some children whose mothers were given the drug while they were pregnant.

The belief that vaccines are safe is so inherent in most researchers studying vaccines that much of the conclusions of the science done are undermined by confirmation bias.

4) The CDC science is not impartial.

When you have an agency responsible for the promotion and uptake of vaccines that also holds patents on vaccines and is further responsible for monitoring their safety, you create an inherent conflict of interests. The CDC is not doing independent research. They are doing research to prove a foregone conclusion–that vaccines are safe–and they are systematically ignoring the raw data and the scientific research that does not fit that agenda (see #5).

5) The CDC has altered and manipulated the data on vaccine safety and a host of neurological disorders including autism.

In 2000 SafeMinds obtained thousands of Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) files from the CDC that documented statistically significant associations between the mercury preservative thimerosal and a host of adverse neurological outcomes, including ADD/ADHD, speech and language delays, tics, neurodevelopmental delays in general, and autism. We discovered four generations of the data until the associations became insignificant. Read our detailed report.

The latest spectacular example of how the CDC alters and manipulates data has been documented by a senior research scientist from inside the CDC itself, William Thompson.

In a public announcement Dr. Thompson stated, “I regret that my coauthors and I omitted statistically significant information in our 2004 article published in the journal Pediatrics. The omitted data suggested that African American males who received the MMR vaccine before age 36 months were at increased risk for autism.”

6) Vaccine safety science is not adequately funded.

According to a 2008 article in Pediatrics, Dr. Louis Cooper, vaccine inventor and former President of the American Academy of Pediatrics, reported that the total budget for purchase, promotion and delivery of vaccines in the U.S. was $4 billion. Only .5% of that budget was spent on vaccine safety research.

In other words, very little money is given to study vaccine safety. This makes logical sense if you are a government official who believes in a dogma and is not interested in real science. That person’s thinking would go something like this: since we know that vaccines are safe, we do not need to fund studies to prove that fact. But even the most pro-vaccine enthusiasts are beginning to realize that the lack of funding for vaccine safety studies may be harmful for our children.

And, of course, because vaccine manufacturers have no liability whatsoever for their products, there is little to no incentive for them to spend money to make their products safer.

We know for a fact that some children are harmed from vaccines. Isn’t it science’s responsibility to identify those infants who are more vulnerable to vaccine injury to prevent harming them in the first place?

7) Scientists and researchers agree that vaccine science is incomplete.

The late Dr. Bernadine Healy, former Director of the National Institutes of Health, said publicly that the question about whether vaccines cause autism “has not been answered.”

Healy was critical of the medical community’s opposition to researching why hundreds of thousands of parents were claiming that their children became neurological damaged after vaccines.

Every thinking person in America should be outraged at the unwillingness of scientists to research what is happening to America’s children.

We need answers.

We need them now.

Here’s what is actually clear, Hillary Clinton: Some vaccines cause some damage in some susceptible children. We need well designed scientific studies to help identify who those susceptible children are so we can make vaccines safer and protect all children from harm.

Watch this interview with former NIH director Dr. Bernardine Healy about why it is disingenuous for public health officials to say that vaccines do not cause autism.

Lyn Redwood, R.N., M.S.N., is co-founder and board member of SafeMinds and cofounder of the National Autism Association. In 2000, she testified before the Government Reform Committee on “Mercury in medicine: Are we taking unnecessary risks?” and in 2003 before a Congressional sub-committee on health. She has published in Neurotoxicology, Molecular Psychiatry, Medical Hypotheses, Mothering Magazine, and Autism-Aspergers Digest; appeared on Good Morning America and the Montel Williams Show; and been interviewed by U.S News and World Report, Wired Magazine, and People. She is prominently featured in David Kirby’s award-winning book, Evidence of Harm. Lyn Redwood also served on the Department of Defense Autism Spectrum Disorder Research Program from 2007-2009 and served as a public member of the National Institutes of Health Interagency Autism Coordinating Committee for the past eight years. She was awarded the National Autism Association’s Believe Award in 2013 for her dedication to the autism community.

All vaccines don't cause autism, but some vaccines can cause autism in some children. For example, there are now new genetic tests to show that some children are vulnerable to brain damage due to ingredients in vaccines. The problem is we still don't have a test to show which child will be harmed by vaccines. Then there's the issue of overfilled vials of vaccines. That is, some vaccine vials are tainted or overfilled. Nobody knows where they are, or which kids will get them, so we are in a lotto system where the unlucky winner will get autism or/and epilepsy based on their unknown genetic profile. To this date, we are still underfunding research in the area of autism and epilepsy. More research funding is desperately needed. Now. Not later. Let the experts in this arena figure it out, so we can help those afflicted and those who may be afflicted. Yes, instead of showering the US public with news about Syrian refugees and what Donald Trump is saying about Fiorna, let's focus on the most immediate needs of our nation, our OWN AMERICAN citizens. American citizen's lives matter. All citizens, white, black, disabled, elderly, asian, etc....let's focus on building AMERICA, helping AMERICANS, supporting AMERICA.

The science is clear. It's settled. There is no debate. Hillary Clinton is a sociopath. By observation, we see she is a great con artist. Has gift of gab. Possesses sense of entitlement. Has no empathy for slaughtered Americans in Benghazi under her watch. Is a compulsive liar. Pretends to be smart to her blindly loyal followers (which is what sociopath’s rely on), but when asked questions about her wrongdoing, never seems to “recall” anything (compulsive liar). Worse, Hillary Clinton lacks insight into the needs of middle class Americans. The insight she fakes is scripted and phony (con artist). Moreover, she is constantly embroiled in scandal. Not what America needs. She hid her emails. Lied. Her husband betrayed her. Lied. She betrayed our country in Benghazi. She said it didn't matter. It’s time for Hillary to go away. Go be a grandmother. Go be a wife. Go vaccinate your grandkid all U want. But, for the love of God, quit burdening the American people with your mental illness and obsession to be in positions of power. There is no cure for a sociopath other than to run away from them. Yet, Hillary keeps coming for us. To have a sociopath in office is dangerous, because as they gain power, it fuels their mental illness. She has become so delusional that she actually thinks she's a fit candidate for Presidency. It's embarrassing to watch her, but this is typical of a sociopath. Their arrogance has no end. Their moral compass has no beginning.

It is with great hope that many are so well informed regarding vaccines. It is through these efforts that many more will be informed thus altering their decisions favoring abstination. However Big Pharma as you are aware have Big Pockets but never-the-less those of enlightenment must continue to push forward.

There is in fact, preponderance of data supporting NO association between vaccination and autism. The most serious study showing a link was found to have been falsified and was the basis for most of the anti-vaccine sentiment. In fact, vaccinations do work as shown in trials and medical retrospective studies, no doubt about it. Yes, there are adverse effects for a minority of patients, this is true for any treatment, even natural and holistic therapies. On the whole, the probability of improved health and survival is increased by vaccination. BUT yes, more research is needed into questionable events, why certain patients respond certain ways, and ongoing to find better treatments. On the whole, I do not expect the overall efficacy vs. rick assessment of vaccination to change much. The anti-vaccine debacle has already cost many lives and caused much morbidity. As a Dr (are you a physician), in my opinion, you have blood on your hands if you focus on not using vaccination.

Dear Lyn, I work at University of Michigan hospital I am a BSN. I hear that next year our hospital will require that I take a flu vaccine in order to be employed there. My son is a person with fairly severe autism. He crashed after the DPT, Tripedia. I resuscitated him. My Mother died of severe alzheimers which started in her 50's. I am still going to try not to take any vaccine. If I must take a flu shot to stay employed I wonder which one is the safest? I figure you would know better than anyone. I asked Bradstreet at our apt this year for my son and he suggested the inhaled fluzone. I read a little about his vaccine and right away found a study where 26 elderly died after taking this vaccine. According to the article, "Those that died were old and had many comorbidities anyway." Interesting that none died before the shot? You would think that as many would die before and after the shot if it were just a random coincidence. (They said it was a coincidence that my son crashed the day he was vaccinated and later was diagnosed with Autism.) I really try not to read about vaccine any more. It depresses me that we are destroying 1 in 40 boys and 1 in 186 girls lives.I have been disciplined three times for discussing my son's situation at the hospital among co-workers. People at work figure I may know something since I have gotten biomed intervention for Kevin. I would appreciate any help you could give me in trying to figure this out. I want to be able to care for my son as long as possible. I am already moderately poisoned due to amalgums according to my urine porphyrin test. I had them taken out and then went through kelation. I am a learning disabled person myself who made it through college as a RN. thanks!! I go to your site when I am really depressed that the whole world is crazier than my son and I!! Sincerely, Loraine jfishel@msn.com

Hi Lyn,
Great article, thank you co much! The science isn't in and further, whatever happened to "observation" as a key component of good science. Parents have witnessed first hand, the devastating effects their children have suffered from vaccination. Just because these observations didn't occur in a laboratory or by Pharma-supported researchers does not mean the observations are less credible.
Paul Offit recently recounted a story in an interview, about his wife's patient who had a seizure just before receiving a vaccination and that had the vaccination been administered before the seizure, it would have been implicated as the culprit. My question is...why is HE allowed to use one anecdotal story to support his stance but when hundreds of thousands of parents tell their experience/observation about vaccine injury, nobody listens?

Another great article, Lyn...thank you.
One thing I am hearing often that I don't think is at all accurate is the notion that vaccines only cause harm in "susceptible" children. By considering just one aspect of the harmful inherent nature of vaccines, the ingredients in them, and not even the many other problematic features of them, the ingredients alone are going to cause some level of harm in each and every child who receives them. For but one example, no level of mercury, aluminum, polysorbate 80, or formaldehyde is safe to inject into any human, much less an infant, whose blood-brain-barrier is wide open (to at least age 2 most likely, and perhaps far beyond)...some amount of neurological injury will be sustained...and that's not even taking into account the negative impact those ingredients will have on the child's thymus, immune system, nervous system, and GI tract.
A more accurate statement is that due to the very nature of vaccines, including their many health-damaging ingredients, not to mention the viruses and retroviruses from humans and animals that they contain, or the many proteins including food proteins that they contain that the blood is incapable of breaking down which then result in inflammation, vaccines cause some level of damage to each and every recipient. The amount of harm, the type(s) of harm, and the onset(s) of the harm, will play out, over the course of the child's lifetime (think SV40 in the polio vaccines of the late 50s and early 60s resulting in many kinds of cancers today in middle-aged, SV-tainted-polio-vaccine recipients). The problem is that the harm might not be immediately recognizable. Some of the harm will take time to manifest itself (Type 1 Diabetes and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, for but 2 examples). And let us not forget that the majority of vaccines are given to a population that cannot speak to describe the symptoms they are experiencing. How convenient for vaccine manufacturers...not that they're liable anyway.
The proof is in the pudding. 1 in 6 with a neurodevelopmental disorder (i.e. BRAIN damage); 1 in about 10 with asthma and/or allergies, both of which can be life-threatening; 1 in 68, or is it 1 in 50, or is it really more like 1 in 30, with Autism, a SEVERELY disabling disorder leaving the majority dependent on others for life; 1 in 300 or 400 with Type 1 Diabetes; don't know the exact stats for seizure disorders, tics, childhood cancers, and juvenile rheumatoid arthritis, but whatever they are, they are deeply troubling as well; an inexcusably high infant mortality rate; escalating numbers of students requiring IEPs; etc. It does not take a math degree to assess that these numbers reflect GRAVE problems with the health and development of our children, and that it's getting more and more difficult to find a child who doesn't have health and/or development issues, especially among the vaccinated.

Actually Laura, you are incorrect on some issues herein. If you worry about what is in a vaccine, you have to consider this in light of the dose. you get more aluminum and mercury in your diet than in any vaccine currently given. So there is not only no evidence, but no scientific reason to think these would cause any issue at the tiny dose they are vaccines. By virtue of the way vaccines work, they must cause some inflammation, no immunity without inflammation. In most cases, this is harmless, and may even be beneficial as it plays a role in priming the inflammatory response against real disease and infection. I am truly sorry for what happened to your child, we all hope these types of things happen to no one. But overall, one cannot escape the conclusion form the data that vaccination saves many lives and prevents much disease. As for any medical therapy there are adverse effects, known and perhaps unknown. But medical science has to do the best it can, which is to go with the therapies that provide greater benefit than risk. No way to know if your son's issues are related to any specific therapy, but the broader overall data does not support association of vaccination to autism. What the data does show unequivocally is that the anti-vaccine movement initiated by a falsified study, has resulted in over 9000 deaths and nearly 150,000 preventable illnesses.